Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Roshan Sharma
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Roshan Sharma, dated May 24, 1969 and postmarked from Chicago. Kitchlew writes with excitement of Sharma's upcoming visit to Chicago, and thanks him for his positive appraisal of Kitchlew's previous correspondence with Abnashi Ram.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, dated February 23, 1970 and postmarked from Chicago. Kitchlew discusses Ram's recent trip to India and his stay at M.R. Ahuja's "palace" in New Delhi, as well as the dinner party he attended in Chandigarh hosted by General Prem Singh Gyani.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, dated May 26, 1970 and postmarked from Chicago. Kitchlew discusses Ram's recent trip (which included Lahore, Karachi, and Ram's home village of Khura) and visit with Kitchlew's nephew (and mentions another who was unable to meet with Ram).
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, dated July 28, 1970 and postmarked from Chicago. In the letter, Kitchlew reflects on Ram's trip to Kashmir, recalls his uncle Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew's 1929 arrest, sends condolences for the loss of Ram's brother Lachman Das, and mentions the recent burglary of his shop in Chicago (at a $300 loss).
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, dated May 24, 1971 and postmarked from Chicago. Kitchlew writes to thank Ram for the offer to visit him in Hollywood, but says that due to his business trouble he cannot; he asks if Ram can visit him in Chicago instead. He also comments on the deteriorating political situation in Pakistan.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, praising Ram for his analysis of the political situation in India and agreeing that Partition was a mistake. Kitchlew adds that though India purports to be secular, he believes it is becoming a Hindu state in response to Pakistan’s status as a Muslim state, and informs Ram of Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s successful visit to the United States.